What is CVE-2021-24979?

CVE-2021-24979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Strangerstudios Paid_memberships_pro, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-24979?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-24979 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Strangerstudios Paid_memberships_pro

CVE-2021-24979

The Paid Memberships Pro WordPress plugin before 2.6.6 does not escape the s parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.019 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Strangerstudios Paid_memberships_pro
Unknown Paid Memberships Pro — versions 2.6.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-24979?: CVE-2021-24979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Strangerstudios Paid_memberships_pro, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-24979?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-24979 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.